Letter: Compromise best for farmers market
To the editor:
Just a few comments on the changes in the farmers market.
I enjoy going by and buying...
Former mayor aims gun-control message at fellow Republicans
Paul Helmke is convinced that he still can call himself a Republican and a gun-control advocate.
It’s getting harder.
As...
Quality of life key to future of state
Indiana is losing people faster than we are gaining them.
That’s the major problem tackled by a new project titled Thriving Communities,...
Indiana known as state of VICE PRESIDENTS
For nearly a century, Indiana has been known as the “mother of vice presidents.” From 1868 to 1916, 10 vice presidential nominees hailed from...
Attempt to protect police misguided
Police officers often are justified in their use of force, deadly or otherwise.
In some cases, officers may be commended for bravery...
Labor markets value education
Labor markets across the United States, including here in Indiana, are edging ever closer to full employment, the happy condition in which there is...
Letter: ISTEP was only test meeting requirements
To the editor:
Once again, I must respond to yet another article full of misinformation. Robin Ramp recently addressed some education issues...
Issue tickets, not tickets to salvation
Getting stopped by a policeman for a traffic violation can be an unnerving experience. Motorists become anxious while awaiting a ticket, a warning or,...
Rural Republicans fractured as Indiana’s primary approaches
INDIANAPOLIS – Straw polls aren’t perfect predictors of presidential elections, but one taken the other night at a ham dinner for rural Republicans may...
Beyond transparency, we need accountability
For more than three decades in Congress, I had the chance to question a lot of federal officials. Most of the time I wasn’t...